In this vast region, only Mu Chen's cold voice resounded. Everyone was silent. Evidently, they were shocked by Mu Chen's achievement of suppressing the Elders of the Xuan and Mo Bloodlines.
They never expected that a Spirit Heavenly Sovereign could force the Ancient Buddha Clan to such a state. Everyone knew that Mu Chen's name would resound throughout the Great Thousand World in the future.
Amidst the silence, all the gazes were directed at Futu Xuan's direction. The alms bowl flickered with lightning, darkness, and flames that emanated a boundless might.
Futu Xuan's aged face was as black as steel as he looked at Mu Chen with a cold gaze that emanated a terrifying pressure.
Even if a Saint Heavenly Sovereign sat there without moving, the pressure that he emanated could even make ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns feel pressured.
"I never expected that a mere Spirit Heavenly Sovereign like you could achieve this. You're truly worthy of being Qing Yanjing's son." Futu Xuan said.
"But I have already told you that the rules are the rules, and they cannot be changed. As long as I am the Grand Elder of the Ancient Buddha Clan, I will definitely not let your mother go!
"And you will always be a sinner in my Ancient Buddha Clan!"
A terrifying lustre gathered in Futu Xuan's eyes as he slowly stood up. Instantly, a towering mountain pounced forth, filling the entire heavens and earth with a terrifying momentum.
"Initially, I did not want to make things difficult for you because of Qing Yanjing. But since a sinner like you dares to cause trouble in my Ancient Buddha Clan, then I will not tolerate you any longer!"
Rumble!
When Futu Xuan's voice resounded, a storm surged between the heavens and earth with lightning roaring. It was as if the apocalypse had arrived.
The wrath of a Saint Grade was enough to destroy the heavens.
When the Heavenly Sovereigns sensed the pressure, their faces turned grave with revere. The Saint Heavenly Sovereign Realm was the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World, and as a pinnacle existence, it would be earth-shattering if they revealed their strength.
This time, even Yao Chen and Lin Diao wore grave expressions. Although Futu Xuan's strength wasn't comparable to Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, he was still a genuine Saint Heavenly Sovereign that couldn't be underestimated.
Buzz!
All of a sudden, the alms bowl started to tremble and the lightning, flames, and ice that shrouded it whistled out. In the end, they turned into nine dragons that coiled around the alms bowl and roared at Futu Xuan.
"He's going to make his move!"
Yao Chen and Lin Diao narrowed their eyes as they immediately poured their boundless Spiritual Energy into the alms bowl.
"Hmph, if Wu Zu was here, I'm afraid that I wouldn't be able to break free. But the two of you are only Late Phase Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns, so how can the two of you bring out the power of a Saint Grade Peerless Saint Artifact?"
Futu Xuan's cold laughter resounded from the alms bowl. His robes fluttered and both of his hands started to revolve. It was as if his palms contained the sun and moon with boundless spiritual lustre bursting out from his palms.
Boom!
In the next moment, boundless spiritual lustre gushed out from Futu Xuan's palm and formed into a massive black-and-white wheel. As the two colours intertwined, a destructive prowess was emanating from it.
Futu Xuan roared and the black-white wheel soared into the sky and clashed with the alms bowl.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the eight fire, ice, black flames, and lightning dragons on the glass alms bowl also sensed the threat and opened their mouths in unison. Eight beams of Spiritual Energy with different attributes shot out, distorting space as they heavily clashed against the black and white wheel.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! When the two sides clashed, the ground trembled with space constantly collapsing, forming into a black vortex. Even the majestic peak trembled from the impact with boulders rolling down.
However, no matter how the eight dragons attacked, they would be shattered the moment they came in contact with the black-white wheel.
"Rise for this old man!"
At the same time, Futu Xuan's cold roar resounded and the black-white wheel turned into a beam of light that soared into the sky and clashed with the alms bowl.
Boom!
An earth-shattering explosion resounded and some of the weaker cultivators on the nearby peaks spewed mouthfuls of blood from their mouths before they fell to the ground. Only those powerful cultivators could neutralize the sound wave with a jolt.
Everyone's gazes were tightly glued to the glass alms bowl. Shortly after, they saw the glass alms bowl violently trembling. In the end, it seemed to have suffered an endless force as it was sent flying with a bang.
When the alms bowl flew out, Futu Xuan had also turned into a streak of light and flew out.
When Lin Diao and Yao Chen saw this scene, they knitted their brows and wanted to use the Eight Ancestor's Glass Alms Bowl again.
"Seniors, there's no need to make a move. Let this Junior handle this matter myself." However, Mu Chen's voice suddenly resounded and stopped them.
Judging from the current situation, even if Lin Diao and Yao Chen relied on the alms bowl, they still couldn't confront Futu Xuan. If they forcefully fought, the two of them might be injured instead, which wasn't something that Mu Chen wanted to see.
When Yao Chen and Lin Diao heard his words, they exchanged a look and understood Mu Chen's thoughts. After a brief pondering, they nodded their heads in the end.
"Little Friend Mu Chen, if the situation isn't right, feel free to stop. If there's someone that's trying to bully the young with their age, then that disciple of mine will have to experience it today." Yao Chen said slowly.
"My Martial Realm is the same." Lin Diao coldly replied.
When the two of them spoke, their words had instantly caused the faces of everyone to change. Even the experts of the Ancient Buddha Clan had squinted their eyes. If they provoked Yan Emperor and Wu Zu today, then even their Ancient Buddha Clan would feel great pressure.
Up in the sky, Futu Xuan maintained an indifferent expression, but his eyes briefly rippled before returning to normal. How could he not hear the warning in Yao Chen and Lin Diao's words? However, he had a stubborn character, so he wasn't fearful. On the contrary, he sneered, "I have long heard of the fame of Yan Emperor and Wu Zu. But today, my Ancient Buddha Clan will deal with this sinner, and no one can interfere!"
When he finished, he looked at Mu Chen with a sharp gaze. "If you think that you're qualified to fight with me after controlling the Protective Spiritual Array, then I'm afraid that you're too naïve!"
However, Mu Chen's face was cold. He paid no attention to Futu Xuan and formed seals. Instantly, the Spiritual Array in the sky revolved and a thousand beams shot towards Futu Xuan.
"Since you won't give up until you see your coffin, then I'll fulfill your wish today!"
Futu Xuan's hair fluttered as he waved his hands and another massive black and white wheel appeared. The wheel soared into the sky and allowed the attacks to come at it, but all of them were destroyed by it like a hot knife through butter.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, his eyes squinted. A Saint Heavenly Sovereign was truly terrifying. His attacks had left Xuan Guang and Mo Tong in a pathetic state, but they couldn't do anything to Futu Xuan.
Whoosh!
The black and white light wheel shattered countless Spiritual Energies in its path, before shooting towards Mu Chen at an astonishing speed. As the black and white light revolved, it seemed as if it could shatter everything in the world.
Mu Chen's gaze flickered. He did not recklessly clash head-on with the black and white wheel. Instead, his figure moved and soared into the sky, hiding within the majestic array. Thereafter, he activated the array and an earth-shattering Spiritual Energy whistled down, clashing with the black and white wheel.
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, thunder roared in this region with terrifying shock waves levelling the mountains below.
However, anyone could tell that the clan guarding formation's attack was gradually weakening as the black and white light wheel was getting closer and closer to the formation.
"In the end, Mu Chen is only a Spirit Heavenly Sovereign. Even with the Protective Spiritual Array, it's impossible for him to confront Futu Xuan." Some people sighed in pity at this scene.
"The Protective Spiritual Array is truly extraordinary, but Mu Chen can't fully utilise it. Otherwise, even Futu Xuan wouldn't be able to do anything to him."
"But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that he won't be able to hold on for long."
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Everyone whispered, since they could tell that Mu Chen was going to lose.
Under those voices, Mu Chen maintained a calm expression as he hid in the array. His gaze flickered as he closed his eyes shortly after.
Right from the start, he knew that even with the Protective Spiritual Array, he wasn't Futu Xuan's opponent. After all, the might of a Saint Heavenly Sovereign was beyond his imagination, and it wasn't something that could be dealt with by external forces.
Thus, he did not control the Protective Spiritual Array to confront Futu Xuan, but he had another motive.
Huff!
He breathed out a mouthful of white mist before his perception spread out along the Protective Spiritual Array. This Spiritual Array had enveloped the entire Pagoda Realm, and it could extend to any location in the Ancient Buddha Clan.
In this Spiritual Array, there were some places that gave him a familiar feeling. He knew that those places must've been set up by his mother, and he would be able to find the place that he wanted to go if he followed those paths.
Rumble!
The commotion outside had been completely blocked by Mu Chen. His perception had spread through every corner of the Ancient Buddha Clan, and he finally sensed a familiar fluctuation at a certain moment.
Thus, his perception penetrated into a certain space and saw an extremely ancient pagoda. He had seen that pagoda before. Back then, he had come to this place when he refined the Saint Grade Pagoda.
When his perception approached the ancient pagoda, it wasn't rejected by the Protective Spiritual Array, which allowed him to easily enter.
Entering the ancient pagoda, his perception quickly stopped at a location. Mu Chen's body started to tremble at this moment. He could sense the aura of blood being thicker than water in this place.
As a result, his perception seemed to let out a trembling murmur.
"Mother, I'm here to bring you home."
In a certain space, a gentle woman in a white dress was seated. At this moment, she suddenly raised her head and looked at a certain spot in the void. Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
Soon after, she gently wiped away the tears on her face and revealed a smile towards the emptiness. After which, the gentle aura on her body began to disappear bit by bit. Replacing it was a cold and murderous aura that seemed to be protecting a child.
Her figure faintly trembled, before gradually dissipating. At the same time, a low voice rang out in the void.
"My child, from today onwards, no one can bully you."